D.E. Shaw & Co Portfolio holdings
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw, a former Columbia University computer science professor, is a New York City-based global investment management firm renowned for pioneering quantitative investing, managing over $70 billion in assets as of late 2024. Starting with $28 million from Paloma Partners and private investors, the firm employs sophisticated mathematical models and proprietary algorithms—initially developed by a team of scientists and programmers—to exploit market anomalies across public and private markets, including equities, fixed income, and alternatives. Headquartered above a Greenwich Village bookstore in its early days, it now boasts over 2,500 employees across offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, led by a seven-member Executive Committee since Shaw stepped back in 2001 to focus on D. E. Shaw Research. Despite setbacks like the 1998 Russia debt crisis and the 2008 financial downturn, the firm has maintained a reputation for analytical rigor, risk management, and innovation, balancing its computational roots with discretionary strategies.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Emerson Electric
EMR
|
+$546M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$322M |
| 5 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$305M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$460M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$429M |
| 4 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$311M |
| 5 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$301M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.23% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.75% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.92% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.86% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.88% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2076
CALL
Wingstop
WING
$3.66B
| $3.11M | ﹤0.01% |
36,100
| – | – |
|
2077
Welltower
WELL
$170B
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
37,973
+19,045
| +101% | +$1.63M |
|
2078
CALL
Nice
NICE
$5.79B
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-2,300
| -10% | -$351K |
|
2079
PUT
Etsy
ETSY
$7.89B
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
+70,000
| New | +$3.33M |
|
2080
Oil States International
OIS
$456M
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
189,977
+90,382
| +91% | +$1.37M |
|
2081
PUT
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.2B
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
15,800
| – | – |
|
|
LPT
2082
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
51,574
-12,084
| -19% | -$692K |
|
|
TEN
2083
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
236,096
+16,814
| +8% | +$220K |
|
2084
Titan International
TWI
$474M
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
852,412
+96,221
| +13% | +$287K |
|
|
RFP
2085
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
| $3.08M | ﹤0.01% |
733,861
+306,415
| +72% | +$1.27M |
|
2086
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$40.3B
| $3.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+264,368
| New | +$3.1M |
|
|
AVNS
2087
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
91,033
-168,543
| -65% | -$6.1M |
|
|
GNMK
2088
DELISTED
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc
GNMK
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
637,159
+254,433
| +66% | +$1.4M |
|
2089
Banco Macro
BMA
$6.02B
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
84,192
-27,038
| -24% | -$728K |
|
2090
CALL
HP
HPQ
$24.6B
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
148,500
-86,300
| -37% | -$1.64M |
|
|
2091
PUT
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.3B
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
| – | – |
|
2092
CALL
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$16.2B
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,400
| New | +$2.78M |
|
2093
Lesaka Technologies
LSAK
$399M
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
818,504
+7,163
| +0.9% | +$23.7K |
|
2094
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$8.92B
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
430,517
+100,348
| +30% | +$997K |
|
2095
CALL
LendingTree
TREE
$443M
| $3.03M | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-21,200
| -68% | -$7.02M |
|
2096
HSBC
HSBC
$367B
| $3.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+77,499
| New | +$2.94M |
|
2097
CALL
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29.3B
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
90,000
+40,000
| +80% | +$1.29M |
|
2098
Cohu
COHU
$2.19B
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
132,089
-144,021
| -52% | -$2.59M |
|
2099
CALL
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.4B
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
22,000
| – | – |
|
2100
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.43B
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
383,335
-53,815
| -12% | -$433K |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co held 4,337 positions worth $87.5B, up 7.7% from $81.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co's Q4 2019 filing shows 572 new, 1,477 increased, 1,498 reduced and 412 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M. The largest sale was Alibaba, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q4 2019 buy was Tesla: 17,953,230 shares worth $501M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Emerson Electric in Q4 2019, an estimated $546M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Alibaba, cutting an estimated $836M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $460M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $87.5B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 572 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2019.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $87.5B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.